#the whole thing makes me sad tbh

[ingravinoveritas]

I think the biggest thing for me is how wildly uncomfortable they both look in these pictures, but in completely different ways. And then also that in this picture, she seems to be visibly recoiling/leaning away from him:

I am by no means a body language expert, so I'm happy for others to weigh in and share their thoughts, but Michael and AL just do not look like they belong together. To paraphrase @thetardisisblueandroseistoo, they look like when a bridesmaid and groomsman who have never met before are asked to walk down the aisle together at a wedding. Of course, the discomfort could be because there were a bunch of paparazzi taking pictures and cameras flashing in their faces (which is certainly not an easy thing to deal with). But it's such a strange thing to think that normally their body language is reversed (AL leaning into Michael's space and him not leaning into hers), and here he seems to actually be trying (somewhat), yet she just looks repulsed.

I've written previously on my blog about how AL only seems to like Michael when he looks a certain way that she deems "presentable," and when he doesn't, she resorts to making passive-aggressive comments about his appearance. This seems to track with whatever is going on here, as it is very reminiscent of snarky comments she made when he had a similar look and build for the role of Chris Tarrant in Quiz:

It seems possible, then, that the discomfort also emanates from the fact that she is embarrassed by how he looks/how they look together on the red carpet.

Another possible contributing factor is that Michael hates to shave--we know it's not how he prefers to present himself to the world--and so it almost feels like he's hiding in a too-big suit as a result. It pains me to even say it, because I do love Michael and I think he always looks so handsome, but whoever dressed him/put him in that suit did not do him any favors. Especially because we have seen him happier and in a much more well-tailored suit at the Pride of Britain awards in 2019:

It's just so jarring to see Michael by himself on a red carpet (or with David, or with any of his previous girlfriends) as compared to with her. There was even a PR article in the Daily Mail about how "loved up" they looked, which came across as incredibly forced and hollow. As always, I know I could be wrong about all this, but the fact that I and so many others felt so much secondhand discomfort upon seeing these pictures seems to speak volumes...

New red carpet pics and ugh what is wrong with APAT? Can’t she look happy even for paparazzi? And why does Michael always look so uncomfortable next to her in public?

Also girl needs to know how to smile if she plans to be on screen. Best she can do is a grimace 🤦🏻‍♀️

...I think you're mistaking 'grimace' for 'resting smug-ass bitch face,' but why quibble?

[enrapture]

[beanghostprincess]

Fem Usopp would sew cute desings of stuff lije flowers and little bees on her clothes to decorate them. She does it on Sanji's aprons too so they can match

Real!!! Fem Usopp would sooo have her overalls full of flowers and little cute bugs. She makes that a hobby and decides to do it for Sanji too, not only for her aprons but also for her dresses. It's never too eccentric for Sanji, though, because she likes to go classier, but sometimes the hem of her dresses are decorated with embroidered adorable stuff.

So Usopp would make these (because she would also paint her overalls).

And she would make these for Sanji:

And these would be the aprons:

[mothbeasts]

i miss posting and making and engaging with ieytd content but I will be honest sometimes it feels alienating. as a lesbian.

[rainingincale]

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[girlivealwaysbean]

pata hai last kuch din i was very busy with my project kyunki final dena tha and binding karni thi etc to wo karwayi then i went to the bookfair bekaar tha then parso submit karne jaa rahi to subah accident hogaya (bhai ki bike skid hogayi and we fell down) and now i have a big ass blue bruise on my upper thigh and my parents don't even know lmao and kal ek science conference thi to i had to sit in an auditorium for 6 hours listening to accomplished people speak. that's what you missed now your turn

omg i knew everything in this except for the accident cause i stalk your blog vigorously everyday are you okay!!!!!!!!!! did you get tetanus shots!!!!!!!!!! also on your upper thigh oh no that's where future jiju is supposed to write MINE na as per our beloved song guilty as sin?

[c2-eh]

what made me happy ♡

day 41: cuddling with Zoe after 10 days 🥹 finally reunited with my babyyyyy

[firefistjaigio]

Uhm I'm only on episode 851 but crazy Whole Cake Island spoilers and well spoilers for Marineford and Saobody lol but like well yeah One Piece spoilers

There's something about the way Jinbei consoles those who are spiraling from grief. Like Brook was spiraling from the thought of Pedro sacrificing himself, and like Brook was a guy who literally had all of his crew, most of his loved ones die in front of him. Like I know damn well death isn't something he can take easily, no one can really. (Interesting to note that all of the Strawhats have experienced immense loss in their life, like the death of a loved one). Now here they are Pedro sacrificed himself for their sake and Brook was blaming himself for his death saying how he was too weak and this wouldn't have happened if they were stronger (sounds familiar). Everyone was grieving and taking his loss harshly when Jinbei reminded them of the bigger picture and Pedro's intentions. Jinbei has always been someone who's been grounded throughout the story, he sees them blaming themselves and breaks their spiraling reminding them that it's not the end.

Not to make this about Ace but to totally make this about Ace and Luffy (god I'm still so sad about it), Luffy was fucking blaming himself and calling himself weak. From the loss at Saobody and the loss of his brother Luffy was just, god he was not doing well. But Jinbei was there for him, grounding him and reminding him how he didn't lose everything and that shit is still worth it. And yes I see Ace's death as a sacrifice for protecting Luffy, though it was more of a heat-of-the-moment situation than Pedro who was prepared to die because his lifespan was already short. Really I'm just trying to point out the parallels in these two scenarios, the way Jinbei was able to ground Luffy and is now able to ground the Strawhats so they don't spiral to their grief. I mean Luffy was very grateful to Jinbei partly because of his support so it's nice to see others get this from Jinbei.

[caluupin]

Father!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[vilevampire]

I'm hyperfixating on viewtiful joe again btw

[nyan-bynary]

I wanna like popular jjk ships againnnn

[insanechayne]

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[friendlessclown]

social anxiety killingggg me killinggggg my mind

[thesmokinpossum]

also tomorrow i need to tell some really nice dude i went on a couple of date with that it's just not gonna work out and not trying to be dramatic or anything but the stress of it kinda makes me feel like a piece of charcoal in a burning bbq

[eryanlainfa]

Tumblr is once again on fire and it's all I see since yesterday and it's very disheartening..

[bumpscosity]

when i die there better not be a funeral. if you have to do something do a chuck e cheese pizza party or something. if it had to be all traditional in a church or whatever don't do eulogies make it a roast instead. ppl don't even have to be roasting me roast everyone in the room i want a fight to break out at my funeral